i think tmbg have been around a long time. rem might be more emo (or chick band) than geek...

of course one large trouble with attempting this classification, is that there are many definitions of geek..

Steely dan was more of a dead band. especially so on "fm", one of the more reeking discs of the 70's. otoh the general inundation by that kind of music motivated punk, industrial, wilddub, etc. so, there's a silver-lining to be found almost everywhere... :-)

if devo qualifies as 'geek' due to their "tekkie sound", then scads of other groups qualify.

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